📿 Digital Chanting Book บทสวดมนต์
The Verses of the Victor's Cage, continued
The book prints this chant in Pali only. The English here is a working translation made for this edition, not the book's.
sesāsīti mahātherā vijitā jinasāvakā
The remaining eighty great elders, victorious disciples of the Victor,
etesīti mahātherā jitavanto jinorasā
these great elders, conquerors, true sons of the Victor,
jalantā sīlatejena aṅgamaṅgesu saṇṭhitā.
blazing with the power of virtue, are established in each of my limbs.
ratanaṃ purato āsi dakkhiṇe mettasuttakaṃ
The Ratana Sutta is before me, the Metta Sutta on my right,
dhajaggaṃ pacchato āsi vāme aṅgulimālakaṃ.
the Dhajagga behind me, the Aṅgulimāla on my left.
khandhamoraparittañca āṭānāṭiyasuttakaṃ
The Khandha and Mora parittas and the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta
ākāse chadanaṃ āsi sesā pākārasaṇṭhitā.
are a canopy in the sky; the rest stand as a rampart.
jinanānā varasaṃyuttā sattapākāralaṅkatā
Joined with the manifold excellence of the Victor, adorned with seven ramparts,
vātapittādisañjātā bāhirajjhattupaddavā.
may the troubles born of wind and bile and the rest, outward and inward,
asesā vinayaṃ yantu anantajinatejasā
go without remainder to their end, by the boundless power of the Victor,
vasato me sakiccena sadā sambuddhapañjare.
while I dwell about my business, always in the cage of the Fully Enlightened One.
jinapañjaramajjhamhi viharantaṃ mahītale
As I dwell in the midst of the Victor's cage upon the earth,
sadā pālentu maṃ sabbe te mahāpurisāsabhā.
may all those great and noble ones ever protect me.
iccevamanto sugutto surakkho
Thus well guarded, well protected,
jinānubhāvena jitupaddavo
by the power of the Victor troubles are conquered,
dhammānubhāvena jitārisaṅgho
by the power of the Dhamma the host of enemies is conquered,
saṅghānubhāvena jitantarāyo
by the power of the Saṅgha dangers are conquered,
saddhammānubhāvapālito carāmi jinapañjareti.
guarded by the power of the true Dhamma, I live in the Victor's cage.
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